The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-06
IFor the Ashevine CITIZEN.
FROM MORGAN HILL.

Editors Citizen :-Supposing your staff
all at home since the Legislature adjourn
ed, and in regular wor king order, getting
up news for your most estimable and
worthy paper. Especially thought so by
this section), 1 thought would say few
words. Although this has been very
severe spring yet the farmers are plow-
ing and cleaning up their old fence roads,
thereby getting their best and richest
spots for corn, potatoes, &C., and looking
with more interest to their garden pro-
ductions than usual, hoping thereby to
make their necessaries, out of their own
farms and gardens, instead of looking
to foreign markets for them; and by a
less and better cultivation of tobacco,
they surely will succeed. By the way,
Messrs. Editors, we would like to see
Bob Furman, and shake his hand for the
way and manner he ran the Senate, las
it is claimed he run it,. especially for the
magistrates he gave us; and now we do
expect good times still to goson in old
Buncombe, if she did run wild last fail,
which she never will do again), and as
we are one of the townships that was
legislated ON, Il speak with reference to
the stock law, which without fear of
contradiction was doing we'll enough, J,
and has the privilege of going out or
staying in, l say we are sure she will
remain quiet.
Messrs. Editors, if you will ask the
politicians who stay around and in Ashe-
vile to stop agitating this question 80
much, we are sure the people of the
country will 90 right in the majority of
cases, if they were not filled with 30
mach prejudice, by our would be leaders,
who care nothing for the dear people,
but only want to vent their own malice.
Tell them for conscience's sake to stand
still and see what we will do in this mat
ter. We do not need any help on this
question. Tell them to remain quiet
and let US exercise our own Judgment in
this matter. There are no Legislators to
be selected at present.
The young men of this section have a
regular debating society going on every
Saturday evening. Their constitution
officers, every two months, and in that
two months to have one or two public
discussions Some three weeks ago a
public debate took place, the question
being:
Re8olUed, That the works of Nature
give more conclusive evidence of a
Supreme being than the Bible. Rev. s.
J. Morgan and J. G. Sans, with the
president, were the judges.
The speakers on the affirmative were
W. w. Morgan, L. G. Morgan, N. M.
Bradley, James Goldsmith, and F. M.
Stockton
NegatiYe-Z. B. Hopson, E. B. Gold
smith, R. P. Lewellen, J. E. Waddill,
and Jas. N. Morgan
The discussion resulted in favor of the
Negative.
Those on the Affirmative not being
satisfied challenged the Negative again.
Three speakers on a side this time
A Affirmative, w. w, Morgan, L. G. Nor
gan, and F. M. Stockton. Negative, q.
B. Hopson, R, L. Lewcllen and James N.
Morgan.
Three new Judges this tines. o.
Deaver, Isaiah Holcombe and Mr..
Johnston from Indiana.
The result was again in favor of the
Negative.
The society does not challenge any of
her country boys for debate. But be-
ing in favor of the Negative of this ques-
tion as stated, she awaits.
SprcT Arop